This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Aug 24, 2020
The history of nuclear power and nuclear weapons has historically been entangled with the history of colonialism and global white supremacy.
Source: Scientific American
Aug 24, 2020
"If Scientific American is to help shape a more just and hopeful future, we must learn from the arrogance and exclusions of our past. Not just because it is right, but because the power of scientific knowledge is stronger for it."
Source: The New York Times
Aug 23, 2020
His assignments for leading magazines took him to pivotal events of the civil rights era. He was also known for his photographs of artists.
Source: New York Daily News
Aug 23, 2020
Through her sister, historians are beginning to learn more about Sarah Jane Smith Garnet — a Suffragette whose role in the movement has been almost entirely overlooked.
Source: The Atlantic
Aug 23, 2020
The Democrats were forced out of the old, and figured out the new. How will Republicans respond?
Source: New York Times
Aug 22, 2020
It will surprise no one if Trump pursues the sort of negative race-baiting campaign that George H.W. Bush used to rally after trailing Michael Dukakis in the summer. What remains to be seen will be if Trump can convincingly portray Biden as a greater danger to the public.
Source: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Aug 22, 2020
“The people that were (in Portsmouth) 200 years ago are still there, and their descendants are still in power,” said Norfolk State University history professor Cassandra Newby-Alexander. “And they’re making sure that they maintain the status quo and do everything to fight against any changes — any challenges — to the status quo."
Source: Reuters
Aug 21, 2020
Some of the changes don’t necessarily involve new material, but rather teaching the same material from a new perspective.
Source: Election Law Blog
Aug 21, 2020
A lawyer who litigated a key voter suppression case in 1981 argues that the expiration of the resulting federal consent decree means the parties may feel free to attempt to intimidate voters at the polls.
Source: Medium
Aug 21, 2020
by Bill Dunlap
William Dunlap, a former Assistant Postmaster General who helped implement the 1970 Postal Reorganization Act, warns that the most serious cost of recent "reforms" may be to undermine public confidence in the Post Office as a non-political public service.
Source: Washington Post
Aug 21, 2020
The pledge to send police and military personnel to watch polling places echoes conduct that resulted in a 1981 consent decree against the Republican National Committee for voter intimidation in New Jersey. This is the first year that the RNC is not bound by the decree.
Source: New York Times
Aug 21, 2020
Ending racial preferences in a state university system harmed Black and Hispanic students while doing little to lift whites and Asian-Americans, a study asserts.
Source: The Guardian
Aug 21, 2020
Photographer Justin Hamel is about a quarter of the way to photographing 1,200 New Deal-era murals in post offices across the United States.
Source: New York Magazine
Aug 20, 2020
The Democratic Party has changed considerably since Joe Biden first attended a party convention, making his constant presence in the party noteworthy.
Source: Brennan Center
Aug 20, 2020
A report from the Brennan Center concludes that martial law is poorly defined in American law, but the President lacks the authority to declare it unilaterally.
Source: Harper's Bazaar
Aug 20, 2020
From suffrage to 2020’s vice presidential nominee, Black sororities have been part of the political process. But some sisters believe their actions could be bolder. Historian Paula Giddings discusses the significance of Black sororities and social clubs in fighting for voting rights.
Source: Smithsonian
Aug 20, 2020
No reckoning would be adequate, I knew—but looking away was no longer an option. I wrote to Karen that I was thinking of going to Montgomery to look at the Pickett family papers. She suggested we tackle them together.
Source: New York Times
Aug 19, 2020
Douglas, Lincoln's famous political nemesis, was famous for arguing that newly admitted states should decide on slavery themselves. His personal profit from slavery was a factor in the decision to remove his statue.
Source: New York Times
Aug 18, 2020
Although only a handful of specialized professionals are aware of the difference between two standard measurements of a foot, confusion among the standards has the potential to complicate architecture, meteorology, and surveying.
Source: TIME
Aug 18, 2020
“It’s deeply troubling that on the verge of Virginia passing long-overdue police reform, the first Black woman to serve as our Senate Pro Tempore is suddenly facing highly unusual charges,” said Gov. Ralph Northam.
